Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Pork with Miso
Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Pork with Miso

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Great recipe for Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Pork with Miso. I thought of making a milder tasting dish with bitter melon. Be careful not to over-cook it, because the color of bitter melon will fade out.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pan-fried bitter melon and pork with miso using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Pork with Miso:
  1. Get 200 grams Pork
  2. Get 1 stalk Bitter melon
  3. Make ready 1 tsp ■ Soy sauce
  4. Prepare 1 tsp ■ Katakuriko
  5. Get 2 tbsp ○ Miso (soy bean paste)
  6. Prepare 1 tbsp ○ Sugar
  7. Take 1 tbsp ○ Sake
  8. Take 1 tbsp ○ Mirin
  9. Take 1 tsp ○ Doubanjiang
  10. Prepare 1 tbsp Sesame oil (for frying)
  11. Make ready 1 Dried Bonito flakes

This bitter melon recipe pairs two strong flavors—and bitter melon, a vegetable with a strong chalky flavor. Bitter melon is a bit of an acquired taste—parboiling makes it less overpowering. Be careful not to over-cook it, because the color of bitter melon will fade out. If you like, you can sprinkle bonito flakes in the end which will make it even tastier.

Instructions to make Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Pork with Miso:
  1. Cut the bitter melon lengthwise. Carefully remove the seeds and slice. Boil for about 30 seconds in hot water, and drain.
  2. Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces. Marinate with the ■ seasonings. Mix all the ○ ingredients to make the miso paste.
  3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the pork from Step 2. When the pork has browned, turn the heat off, add the miso paste, and mix well.
  4. When the pork has combined well with the miso paste, turn the heat on again. Cook over medium heat.
  5. Finally, add the bitter melon from Step 1 and after thoroughly mixing in the miso it's done.

This is a traditional Okinawan dish with Asian bitter melon. I was introduced to it during my time there. I've combined a few different recipes into this one here. You can also add Spam®; it's pretty popular on Okinawa. Please note that the bitter melon has a very different taste, but its very good once you get used to it.

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